Hunslet Engine Company
Hunslet Engine Company is renowned throughout the world as a designer and producer of the highest quality shunting, industrial, tunneling and specialised locomotives. Today, the company provides a bespoke design and manufacturing service for the UK and export markets.
Founded in 1864, the name Hunslet has been associated with locomotives since the early days of steam. By 1866 Hunslet was already shipping their tenth locomotive to Java (Indonesia). Over 100 years later, they supplied their last of over 2200 steam locomotives produced - to Java! This is now recognised as the last British-built industrial steam locomotive.
Hunslet Engine Company now owns the intellectual property and design rights to the following British locomotive names, including the ability to service, repair and supply genuine replacement components:
- Andrew Barclay
- Avonside
- North British
- Greenwood and Batley
- Hudswell Clarke
- John Fowler
- Kerr Stuart
- Kitson
- Manning Wardle
Hunslet Engine Company and its associated companies have produced over 19,000 steam, diesel and electric locomotives for destinations around the world and the company has always been at the forefront of technical development, a position it is proud to maintain now and into the future.
Industry sectors
Our team of experienced designers, engineers and professional business specialists deliver a wide variety of innovative, high quality products to meet every conceivable requirement to industries including:
- Petroleum - refineries
- Steel - cement works
- Paper mills
- Seaports
- Leisure
- Heavy industrial
- Tunneling
- Mining - quarrying
- Sugar refineries & plantations
